Israel Affinity Organizations: Subsidy

Data

Subsidy organizations transfer privately raised tax-exempt donations and
significant amounts of some congressional appropriations tapping U.S.
taxpayers into Israeli institutions, organizations and projects. The
largest members in this IAO category are the American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee and United Israel Appeal. A growing segment
within our subsidy category are partners to a single recipient
organization in Israel.

Many of these are incorporated with
names that include the words “American Committee for” or “American
Friends of,” such as “American Friends of the Israel Museum” or the
“American Society for Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Inc.”
There are nearly 700 “American Friends” organizations. The hundred major
subsidy organizations included here raised $2 billion in funding for
Israel in 2012.

Incorporation or IRS Ruling Year

EIN

Employees

Volunteers

Organization

Actual
US Revenue 2012

Forecast US Revenue 2020

1962

136192275

31

0

Bar Ilan University of Israel aka
American Friends of

$343,494,721

$591,721,606

1914

131656634

154

47

American Jewish Joint Distribution
Committee

$316,241,721

$526,990,589

1936

131760102

4

32

United Israel Appeal

$193,137,000

$125,993,929

1983

363256096

97

9

InterNational Fellowship of Christians
and Jews

$113,514,939

$370,857,186

1958

136227366

0

0

Feinberg Graduate School of the Weizmann
Institute of Science

$110,670,090

$163,565,804

1926

131659627

225

120

Jewish National Fund (Keren Kayemeth
Israel)

$103,460,271

$138,024,203

1922

131656651

203

285458

Hadassah, Women's Zionist Organization
of America

$100,945,808

$51,235,026

1940

130434195

93

150

American Society for Technion - Israel
Institute of Technology

$91,660,482

$73,442,837

1944

131623886

85

40

American Committee for the Weizmann
Institute of Science

$71,423,000

$47,458,110

1981

133156445

130

69

Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces

$68,314,942

$326,662,872

1992

136104086

5

29

PEF Israel Endowment Funds

$67,778,630

$70,393,705

1931

131568923

74

210

American Friends of the Hebrew
University

$47,709,572

$34,263,937

1972

237182582

American Friends of the Israel Museum

$34,137,504

$87,340,951

1979

942607722

51

270

New Israel Fund

$29,702,523

$31,445,222

1881

135633307

76

90

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society

$25,418,714

$48,316,996

1955

131996126

29

39

American Friends of Tel Aviv University

$24,886,619

$25,748,352

1940

131790719

49

150

American Friends of Magen David Adom

$23,155,189

$30,343,516

2001

223804152

5

8

Nefesh B'Nefesh Jewish Souls United

$20,415,350

$
36,400,000

1969

135562424

104

30

ORT America

$16,485,924

$22,900,294

1979

132995985

0

8

Central Fund of Israel

$16,134,210

$74,182,272

1966

132563745

4

23

Jerusalem Foundation

$15,110,967

$17,036,152

1982

980160122

0

0

Eschel - the Associationfor the plan and dev svcs Aged in Israel

$13,806,000

$16,994,280

1994

232742482

14

125

Jewish Funders Network

$10,727,436

$131,878,165

1925

135631502

34

43

AMIT

$8,543,270

$8,706,134

1986

133348313

1

0

American Friends of the Israel Democracy
Institute

$8,187,788

$15,468,245

1990

223090463

8

26

Friends of Yemin Orde

$7,950,958

$23,094,828

1970

132670365

25

500

Emuh of America

$6,082,411

$5,805,817

1998

113466176

1

0

Friends Of Ir David

$5,884,950

$16,284,616

1988

363441392

315

100

Keshet

$5,585,510

$8,679,153

2007

562676533

3

American Friends of Shalva Israel

$5,458,568

$23,729,995

1982

133145161

4

1

American Committee for Tel Aviv
Foundation

$4,941,655

$13,676,580

1997

133988433

American Friends of Yeshiva Kodshim of
Kodshim

$4,892,315

$26,422,922

2000

113533002

3

Batya-Friends Of United Hatzalah

$4,876,286

$6,866,813

2006

208202424

2

0

American Friends Of Leket Israel

$4,278,550

$113,842,689

1951

132572288

22

125

Bnai Zion Foundation

$4,196,521

$3,446,234

1963

135640819

4

0

General Israel Orphan Home For Girls
Jerusalem

$4,176,327

$2,318,672

1969

237049727

5

0

American Friends Of Rambam Medical
Center

$4,104,042

$205,639,439

1992

133621884

1

0

The Friends Of The Israel Antiquities
Authoritity

$4,083,243

$83,018,616

1974

237443023

2

The American Friends Of The Tel Aviv
Museum Of Art

$3,310,714

$4,274,368

2004

201933798

Friends Of Tzeirei Chabad In Israel

$3,298,807

$32,366,336

2002

061669917

8

0

World ORT

$3,165,589

$45,674,854

1995

133843506

34

Friends of Israel Scouts

$3,101,445

$11,699,392

2004

201582478

10

American Friends Of Meir Panim

$3,089,455

$3,859,880

1951

131664048

4

Amerian Israel Cultural Foundation

$3,064,054

$2,020,066

1961

316100833

American Friends Of Alyn Hospital

$2,694,198

$3,028,483

1982

133106175

8

10

Friends Of Yad Sarah

$2,574,192

$8,335,184

2003

320081620

0

0

American Friends Of Libi

$2,284,998

$27,667,195

1994

113195338

8

7

One Israel Fund, Ltd.

$2,234,801

$1,390,295

1973

132724055

American Friends Of Kiryat Sanz Laniado
Hospital

$2,140,143

$925,325

1989

222867329

0

2

American Friends Of Viznitz In Israel

$2,106,500

$5,452,106

1921

135590516

5

17

Na'amat Usa

$1,913,909

$1,192,059

1987

133392711

Friends Of Israel Disabled Veterans Aka
Beit Halochem

$1,808,378

$2,915,122

2011

275126671

American Friends Of The Israel Sport
Center For The Disabled

$1,653,718

$8,536,350

2006

203585888

0

5

American Friends Of The Reut Institute

$1,626,118

$3,936,247

1986

133329462

3

American Friends Of The Israel National
Museum Of Science

$1,535,932

$23,964,021

1996

133887075

2

5

Us Friends Of Yad Ezrah

$1,445,879

$3,394,612

1997

133962392

American Friends Of The Yitzhak Rabin
Ctr For The Study Of Israel

$1,375,000

$8,449,520

2000

522193738

9

American Friends Of Lubavitch

$1,319,958

$1,950,777

1966

526080692

3

American Friends Of Bnei Akiva Yeshivas
In Israel

$1,264,515

$924,215

2001

113585917

5

8

One Family Fund

$1,192,865

$597,307

1981

133171815

3

0

Elem Israel (ELEM YOUTH IN DISTRESS)

$1,051,129

$499,970

2009

260492682

Friends Of Israel Sci-Tech Schools

$1,038,171

$2,166,060

1984

112706563

2

0

American Friends of Ateret Cohamen

$1,036,408

$1,123,829

1982

112623719

5

1

Hebron Fund

$960,496

$546,221

1984

133244347

American Friends Of The Cntrl Comm For
Taharas Hamishpacha In Israel

$903,818

$1,181,141

1981

133091674

American Friends Of The Open University
Of Israel

$837,128

$286,855

2002

061652733

American Friends Of The College Of
Judea And Samaria

$826,476

$1,380,437

2011

590173782

Alexander Muss Institute For Israel
Education

$775,242

$1,217,623

1992

133691494

0

4

American Friends Of The Israel Free
Loan Association Inc. Aka AFIFLA

$710,778

$2,472,821

1986

133441742

4

21

American Friends Of Neve Shalom-Wahat
Al-Salam

$709,883

$595,008

2010

208021512

Friends Of Yashar L Chayal

$558,172

$2,905,428

1951

131940424

2

American Friends Of Reuth Medical &
Life Care Centers

$550,214

$227,009

1994

943201147

0

0

American Friends Of Koret Israel
Economic Development Funds

$514,910

$325,074

1959

135600414

4

American Friends Of Ponevez Yeshiva In
Israel

$480,344

$629,962

1997

311558409

0

0

Gush Etzion Foundation

$419,927

$398,032

1979

112499314

Friends Of Akim USA

$376,839

$198,272

1998

134015013

0

.

American Friends Of Yeshiva High School
Of Kiryat Arba

$327,195

$771,395

2005

204015961

0

10

Christian Friends Of Israel America

$318,640

$936,588

2012

454296987

American Friends Of The U.S.-Israel
Binational Science Foundation

$313,750

2003

542091671

0

3

American Friends Of The United Jewish
Israel Appeal

$271,860

$1,010,093

2007

260620192

Land Of Promise Foundation

$228,439

$120,926

2013

900794238

American Friends Of The National
Institute For Psychobiology Israel

$219,360

2004

581959151

0

American Friends Of The Israel Union
For Environmental Defense

$199,037

$331,321

2004

412109553

American Friends Of Elon Moreh

$169,249

$241,139

1998

113452714

3

Friends Of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim
Kolel-Israel

$160,588

$421,700

1982

133129249

0

Friends Of The Israel Center For Social
And Economic Progress

$160,212

$485,878

1984

133202264

1

American Friends Of Dvi

$159,524

$514,148

2012

260572473

American Friends Of Wgh Western Galilee
Hospital Hariya Israel

$144,350

2008

264515751

0

0

American Friends Of Israel Emergency
Aid Fund

$139,824

$825,678

1999

522171745

0

9

Eli-American Friends Of The Israel
Associatn For Child Protection

$129,753

$333,567

1988

222757351

North American Friends Of Israel
Oceanographic Research Inc

$106,725

$68,449

1987

232564116

American Friends Of Israel Elwyn

$97,119

$69,338

1987

133458345

3

Friends Of-Or-Israel Charitable Trust

$92,524

$109,786

2001

311740763

1

American Friends Of New Communities In
Israel

$81,120

$116,699

1999

113463752

American Friends Of Chabad Migdal
Haemek Israel

$71,245

$724,026

2008

261463102

Memphis Friends Of Israel

$69,489

$333,136

2009

141970976

Friends Of The Israel Movement For
Progressive Judaism

$61,533

$272,949

2003

770602999

0

American Friends Of Bat Ayin Yeshiva

$55,205

$4,979

2005

201935704

Friends Of The Israel Heart Society

$54,925

$3,307

2007

203394641

Meor Israel Friends Of

$52,080

$40,555

1978

362937918

American Friends Of Israel War Disabled
Foundation

$32,626

$41,008

2002

300002176

Friends Of Israel Update

$28,580

$29,907

1986

341486476

American Friends Of Israel College 0f
Technology For Women

$26,883

$23,116

2003

510435358

0

0

International Academic Friends Of
Israel

$19,041

$2,779

2006

203540850

Friends Of Israel Galilean Campus For
Education And Culture

$13,808

$95,140

2011

262169840

American Friends Of The Israel National
Council For The Child

$7,819

$37,719

1994

113207262

North American Friends Of Amcha-Israel

$224

$10,805

2005

200298896

Friends Of Israel Fire And Rescue
Services

$5

$0

2009

261378368

American Friends Of The Israel Chamber
Music Society

$-

$-

1972

237163245

Ariel American Friends Of Midrasha And
United Israel Institutions Ltd

$1,684,268

2013

264147225

American Friends Of Connections Israel

2001

113628160

American Friends Of Ahavas Israel

$1,370,587

1995

113275679

Friends Of Torah Institutions In Israel

$89,508

2002

270013798

American Friends Yeshiva L Tzeirim Ner
Israel D Chassidei Goor

$602,134

330401076

Alliance For Competitive Technology

$1,014,418

2005

202178658

Efrat Development Foundation USA

Total

1,984

287,810

$2,005,337,841

$4,858,924,390

In aggregate, Israel Affinity Organizations were
the number two “charity” in America in 2012, just behind the United Way,
but ahead of the Salvation Army. Given their above-average growth rate,
it is reasonable to assume they will soon be number one, if they are not
already. That is because the Iran nuclear threat campaign—a manufactured
crisis—appears to have mobilized levels of financial support not
achieved since the late 1930s through the end of the 1940s.

Most of the financial data in this report and in
the following tables has been gathered by examining the IRS form 990 tax
returns filed by each IAO. To achieve a common basis of comparison, data
reported by an IAO on a year 2012 form 990 is counted entirely as 2012
data, even if an organization’s fiscal year does not end on December 31.
The figure in the “launch” column is the year the organization was
established, incorporated or received IRS tax-exempt status. EIN
(employee identification number) is the organization’s unique taxpayer
ID number. EE is claimed employees for the year 2012, while Vol. is the
claimed number of volunteers.

The revenue figure used in the column “2012” is
from IRS form 990 line 12, “total revenue.” This line, the net of public
and government contributions (most government contributions are
negligible), plus any program-related activities, plus or minus
investment returns, provides the best snapshot of actual year resources
available to implement an IAO’s programs. No attempt is made to net out
conduit transfers. Therefore, if an IAO solicits and receives $10,000 in
public contributions, only to transfer that amount to another IAO,
aggregate IAO revenue counted for the year will be $20,000. Figures for
IAO employees and volunteers are those reported by the organization’s
most recent available IRS form 990. Figures for year 2020 revenue are
the author’s forecast using regression analysis of revenue growth from
2001-2012 (or from the IAO’s launch year, if that occurred after 2001).

A blank in the 2020 column indicates an IAO
appears to be on revenue track to become defunct by that year or
earlier. Some organizations are listed that have no 2012 revenue or that
may have been defunct by that year. Many of these appear in the full
online database at IsraelLobby.org if they were involved in interesting
activities, such as illegal settlements, or espionage, as mentioned in
the case of the Alliance for
Competitive Technology.